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Furious
teachers condemn 'outrageous' Ofqual GCSE report as 'insult'. Teachers
have claimed they are being treated as scapegoats for this summer's GCSE
English fiasco, accusing the exam watchdog of “outrageous” behaviour
and “shifting the blame”.
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Andrew
Tyrie, the Chairman of the Treasury Select Committee has called the
governance of the bank of England “defective” following the publication
of three independent reviews into the performance of the central bank.
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Two
men arrested over murder of prison officer shot 'by republican
dissidents' in motorway ambush as he drove to work at top-security jail.
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Sir Alex Ferguson does not believe referee Mark Clattenburg used "inappropriate language" towards Chelsea player John Mikel Obi.
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Don
Alfaro knows Ohio could well decide the U.S. presidential election, but
he is even more focused on what the election would mean for the
promising Utica shale reserves that reside in his state.
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Labour's
support for a cut in the European Union budget shows the party is
"repositioning" itself over Europe, David Miliband has said.
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President
Obama and Michael Bloomberg in 2011 (Photo: Pablo Martinez Monsivais,
AP). 6:06AM EDT November 2. 2012 - He may have discouraged a post-storm
presidential visit this week, but New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg
endorsed President ...
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In
this Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2012 photo, rebel fighters belonging to the
Liwa Al Tawhid group shoot towards government troops during clashes at
the Moaskar front line, one of the battlefields in Karmal Jabl
neighborhood, in Aleppo Syria.
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A
senior Russian diplomat on Friday warned the West against trying to
predetermine a future leadership of Syria. Deputy Foreign Minister
Gennady Gatilov said on Twitter that such attempts would contradict the
peace plan for Syria approved by world powers ...
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Riyadh
- The number of people killed in the explosion of a fuel truck in the
Saudi capital Riyadh has risen to 26, said the Ministry of Health on
Friday.
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The
London mayor, Boris Johnson, has slammed a major inquiry into airport
expansion as too slow just hours before it is due to be launched.
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Police
are continuing to question four people on suspicion of murder after a
man's body was found at a house in Burnley. The 51-year-old was found
shortly before 23:30 GMT on Wednesday.
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Catholic
Church accuses Stonewall of intolerance over 'bigot' prize. The
Catholic Church has accused Stonewall, the campaign for gay rights, of
being intolerant of dissenting views after a Cardinal was branded 'bigot
of the year' at an awards ceremony.
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Amyas
Morse, comptroller and auditor general at the NAO, said: "There is no
evidence that due process was followed in instigating this voluntary
redundancy, for example, whether alternative positions within the civil
service were sought prior to the severance ...
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Surrey
homeowner describes finding World War Two spy pigeon. David Martin was
renovating his house in southern England when he found a carrier pigeon
skeleton in his fireplace with a barrel attached to the leg, believed to
contain a secret message ...
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The
80% state-owned bank took an extra £400 million hit in the third
quarter to cover the cost of payment protection insurance mis-selling,
bringing its total bill to £1.7 billion.
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Output
in the UK construction sector was fractionally higher in October, a
survey had indicated, but new work and employment shrank.
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The
UK court of appeal has reprimanded Apple over the wording of the
statement on its website acknowledging that Samsung did not infringe the
iPad tablet's registered design, and ordered it to put an altered
statement on its homepage - rather than tucked ...
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By
Eleanor Warnock and Juro Osawa. Compared to the iPhone 5 launch in
September with long lines outside stores, the iPad Mini's debut was a
relatively quiet event, at least in the Asia Pacific region which is
ahead of the U.S.
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The
seventeen year old Londoner hoping to become the next Mark Zuckerberg -
by summarising the news. Summly app launches today, on its creator Nick
D'Alosio's 17th birthday; Backed by Stephen Fry, Ashton Kutcher and
Yoko Ono; Chosen by Apple as ...
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The
Mercury Prize has gone to the hotly tipped indie quartet Alt-J for
their album An Awesome Wave. Joe Newman, Thom Green, Gus Unger-Hamilton
and Gwil Sainsbury, who met at Leeds University in 2007, looked stunned
as they collected the award ...
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Rihanna
loves a good Instagram picture and this week is no different, as she's
taken to Twitter to post a rather saucy pic of herself... topless! The
Bajan star decided to show her army of followers just how much fun she
had at Wednesday night's Halloween ...
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PR
guru Max Clifford warned today that the Jimmy Savile child sex abuse
probe could "easily turn into a witch hunt". Mr Clifford said that a lot
of old stars were worried about being dragged into the investigation
because they had appeared on Top Of The Pops ...
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It
is not clear from the title whether Robbie Williams is seeking to
regain his pop crown or offering to surrender it. His ninth solo album
is chock-full of anthemic, highly charged pop-rock songs but the
stadium-scale synth and guitar blend is a long way from ...
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2/5.
IF it were made by anyone other than Paul Thomas Anderson, The Master
wouldn't be such a disappointment. Remember, he's the writer/director
who has given us at least three masterpieces in the shape of Magnolia,
Boogie Nights and There Will Be ...
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Well,
well, well. It might it fact mean nothing, but McLaren have the upper
hand for a change after first practice. The second session will be key,
though, as that'll be run in conditions which will mimic those on race
day.
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The
Arsenal manager also urged his club's fans to give their former captain
a warm reception when he faces them, for the first time since he left
the club, at Old Trafford tomorrow.
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Manchester
City manager Roberto Mancini claims to have taken no notice of his
recent critics. The Italian came in for some heavy media flak last week
after a loss to Ajax in Amsterdam left City needing a "miracle" - in
Mancini's own words - to reach the ...
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A
Yale-led scientific team has produced the most comprehensive family
tree for birds to date, connecting all living bird species - nearly
10,000 in total - and revealing surprising new details about their
evolutionary history and its geographic context.
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SCIENTIST
Helen Czerski says her ground-breaking expedition to the Arctic to
investigate icebergs was “hairy”. The physicist - along with presenter
Chris Packham - admitted there was real danger while shooting Operation
Iceberg, set to air tonight on BBC2 ...
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NICE
has been swayed to recommend two new melanoma treatments after their
respective manufactures promised to lower the price of their drugs.
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Drying
laundry indoors is bad for your health - especially if you have asthma
and allergies. Drying clothes indoors raises moisture in the home by 30
per cent on wash days and 15 per cent on average; Researchers are
calling for communal drying areas to be ...
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